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Kaley Rohanna scored 20 points, including the 1,000th of her career on a free throw with 1.3 seconds left, to lead Waynesburg to a 48-40 victory over Yough in a key Section 4-3A matchup Thursday night. Peyton Cowell had 11 and Josie Horne added 10 for the Raiders (17-2, 7-1),...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby will team up with longtime rival Alexander Ovechkin in the breakaway competition in the NHL’s All-Star Skills event Friday. Participants for all the competitions were announced Thursday by the league. The breakaway competition will be staged at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla., and also...

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. When Lehigh Valley doctor Charles Harris started approving patients for medical marijuana a few years ago, most of them were dealing...

Third-grade students at O’Hara Elementary School got a chance to meet Fox Chapel K-9 Officer Falco and his handler, Fox Chapel Police Officer Rob Katich, on Feb. 1. The visit helped illustrate a reading lesson about training, duties, and partnerships between police dogs and their officers. Falco is a 10...

Newly elected Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-McCandless, opened his new district office in McCandless on Jan. 29....

Gov. Josh Shapiro is ordering many state employees to return to the office. Here are the details: What’s new: About 2,300 state government employees, many of whom had been working a hybrid schedule allowing them to work remotely, will now be reporting to the office at least three days a...

Hampton Community Library offers a variety of programs for patrons of all ages. On the calendar are: • It’s A Wonderful World: Drop-in Storytime, which now is offered on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and runs through March 2. All ages and abilities welcome for...

The 118th Congress, who have finally been sworn in after a nightmarish House speaker election, is composed of more LGBTQ+ lawmakers than at any time in history — 13 — including two senators and 11 representatives. Unfortunately, in the midst of what is set to be a record-breaking and glass-ceiling-shattering...

BALTIMORE — Lawyers for the state of Maryland, Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee’s brother argued Thursday morning before the Appellate Court of Maryland about whether that body should reinstate Syed’s 22-year-old murder conviction and order a redo of the September hearing that set him free. Syed’s case, made famous...

Fire & Ice at McCahill Park brought out hundreds of people on Jan. 28 to stroll past ice sculptures, take in the crisp air, plus enjoy hot chocolate and a warm fire. The event was hosted by the Fox Chapel Parks Conservancy and presented by UPMC St. Margaret and landscapers...

Aspinwall Andrew Davis sold property at 125 Third St. to Casey Gibbons and Mary Rose Boyle for $340,000. David Robert Petrone sold property at 401 Lexington Ave. to Isabella Verardi for $40,265. Etna Estate of Paul Lord sold property at 8 Robertson Pl to Michael and Michael Motta for $215,000....

Oh, to be in the room where it happens. The nominating room for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Those debates must be fiery. Should we recognize hard rockers Iron Maiden and Rage Against the Machine again and again? Is Willie Nelson really rock ‘n’ roll? We need more...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Board of Commissioners have given preliminary approval to the 2023-24 hunting seasons and dates, including a firearms deer season that opens on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The board took the action at its meeting last week. While some hunters had been urging the agency to return...

The World Trade Organization no longer serves U.S. foreign policy interests. The U.S. and its allies established the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to limit tariffs and quantitative restrictions and to promote trade in goods. Rechristened the WTO in 1995, agreements were added to cover trade in services and...

As LeBron James closes in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and is about to become the NBA’s career scoring leader the journey has included several memorable moments. And there have been many. Many. Through 20 seasons and four NBA championships, the list of James’ unforgettable nights is immeasurably long. But here are...

Penn State’s tight ends were in the middle of everything that went right for the Nittany Lions’ offense in 2022. PSU’s top three at the position possessed the size and skill to be factors as blockers and receivers. The offense averaged 433.6 yards per game and scored just under 36...

According to news reports, former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush say they have no classified documents. Really? Does anyone believe them, given their history of veracity? I.e., Monica Lewinsky and Iraq WMDs. Gerald Schiller Penn Hills...

On Jan. 19, Osborne Elementary School hosted a school dance dubbed The Polar Ball to support the local Union Aid Society. The students raised $3,945 by selling tickets to the dance, and they also sold raffle tickets for a chance to win themed baskets that were donated by the parents....

Columnist Joseph Sabino Mistick claimed there are now nihilists in the House Republican Party (“Kevin McCarthy and the GOP nihilists” Jan. 14, TribLIVE). He was referring to the 20 House members who “wrecked McCarthy’s plans to smoothly assume” speaker of the House. Nihilists, as most know, are people with no...

In “Groundhog Day,” the 1993 Bill Murray movie, the holiday centered around a prognosticating Punxsutawney Phil is not the point. They are just the kick-off for the story about a weatherman trapped in the same 24 hours with the same events happening over and over again. There was never an...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Highlands HS to present annual cabaret concert Saturday The 11th annual...

On the corner of Freeport Road and Elizabeth Street in New Kensington stands an architectural beauty, commonly known as the Old Nurse’s Residence. Circa 1923 red bricks are punctuated by a row of stately arches I’ve admired since I was a kid. For years, the vacant property was maintained, never...

In the mood for some “Razzle Dazzle”? Shady Side Academy is presenting “Chicago: Teen Edition” at the Senior School on Feb. 17-19, that features show-stoppers like “All that Jazz” and “Cell Block Tango.” Set in Roaring Twenties Chicago, the musical centers on chorine Roxie Hart, played by senior Sloane Simon...

High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 3 Kiski Area 66, Franklin Regional 49 Class A Section 3 Aquinas Academy 64, Hillel Academy 34 Nonsection Aliquippa 49, Obama Academy 43 California 57, Carrick 47 Moniteau 61, Laurel 42 Riverview 73, Apollo-Ridge 51 West Greene 68, Waynesburg 37...

Hempfield busted the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling tournament bracket Wednesday night, knocking off sixth-seeded Trinity and third-seeded Butler en route to a berth in Saturday’s semifinals. The Spartans, who went 6-4 in dual meets in the regular season, will take on second-seeded Canon-McMillan at 10 a.m. Saturday at Peters...